ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom will make his next scheduled start Tuesday on five days’ rest, but could then get a break as the Mets look to keep their arms fresh.

“We’re trying to find a spot to push him back,” Mets manager Terry Collins said before the Mets defeated the Braves 7-2, Thursday. “We’ve got a couple in mind, but I think he’s shown that he needs a couple of days here and there.”

Collins also said deGrom doesn’t necessarily have to be skipped a turn in the rotation, but it might come to that.

“You still see the stuff, it’s just the location is missing,” Collins said. “Sometimes when there is a little fatigue in there, even though you’ve got arm strength you lose that release point.”

David Wright was absent from the starting lineup Thursday against the Braves as part of a planned day off. The Mets’ captain, who is managing spinal stenosis, said there hasn’t been a day since his return last month when he thought his back might cause him to miss a game.

“Some days have been better than others — that’s for sure,” Wright said. “But I haven’t had that kind of time where I woke up and was like, ‘Not today.’ I think we’ve done a real nice job managing it and the rest really helps.”

Pitching coach Dan Warthen was taken to a local hospital and admitted overnight because of an irregular heartbeat. Bullpen coach Ricky Bones filled in as the pitching coach.

Collins said he received a text message from Warthen, who seemed in good spirits.

“He was eating cake, so he can’t be that bad,” Collins said.

Hansel Robles left the team following the death of his grandfather in the Dominican Republic.

Zack Wheeler, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, is with the Mets for the weekend.

Wheeler said he has been throwing from 70-75 feet but is unsure when he will move to a mound for the first time since the surgery. The Mets expect him to return around the All-Star break next year.